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Staff supervision: a short survey
Hello everyone, my name is Tom, I'm a retired RNLD, who has recently returned to working in a community setting. I have 40 years experience of working in a variety of environments. In tandem to this I was an active member of Unison and branch welfare officer. I'm working on a project of supervision of support workers, my…
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Scammed by dating sites?
We've been contacted by a BBC journalist who would like to hear from disabled people/relatives/carers who have been targeted by fake profiles/messages attempting to lure them into paying exorbitant membership fees. If you or someone you know would like to share your story, please contact simi.jolaoso@bbc.co.uk directly.
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Recruiting adults with Down Syndrome for a research study (King's College London)
Recruiting
now! Do you,
or someone you know, have Down Syndrome? We want to hear from you! We are a
research team (LonDownS) based at King’s College London. We are learning about
changes in thinking and health as people get older. In this
research, participants will play some games – some of these will be on a
touchscreen…
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Help us test our legal advice information
We're currently looking at how best to arrange our legal advice content on the advice and information section of our website. We'd really appreciate your help on how you would take part in this survey. It should take only 10 minutes to complete and please remember — there are no right or wrong answers!
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*Help Needed - Fun 'n' Games Website Survey (Parents/Carers of children with hemiplegia 3-10 years)*
Hello! If you are a parent/carer of a child with hemiplegia aged 3-10 years, we need your help to improve a website we have developed called Fun 'n' Games by taking part in our short 10 minute survey: **CLICK HERE TO TAKE SURVEY** This survey has been designed to study how the Fun ‘n’ Games website is being used by…
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Have you struggled to access home to school transport?
Has your child missed school because of problems with home to
school transport, or have you faced obstacles accessing that transport for your
disabled child? Sense want to find out about the issues being faced, figure out the
causes and work out what needs to change. If you’d like to share your
experience and help find a…
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Learning Disability Today London 2019
Hello! We would love to invite everyone to join us on 28 Nov at Learning Disability Today London 2019. LDT London 2019 is an exhibition and learning day. and it brings together a 1,000 visitors, a host of exhibitors and a multi-stream CPD-certified programme. This is the largest inclusive Learning Disability event and…
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Looking to rent? Aged 25 or under?
An
Assistant Producer at UK television production company The Connected Set has been in touch with Scope. They're
producing a programme, which has been commissioned by a major UK broadcaster,
which seeks to help under-25s navigate the complex world of renting. In the
programme, they're helping young people to find the…
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Mayor of London's inclusive EURO 2020 Volunteering Opportunity
I just wanted to let everyone know about this great volunteering opportunity for the UEFA EURO 2020 football tournament next year. The Mayor of London is recruiting volunteers for the London Squad to volunteer in roles across London at Fan Zones, Tourist attractions, Transport Hubs to welcome visitors to London and those…
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Looking for an Agoraphobic in London
Hello, I'm a filmmaker based in London. My production company runs an award winning web series called 1000 Londoners (www.1000londoners.com) which is aiming to create a unique portrait of the city through a series of mini documentaries about its inhabitants. I am really interested to speak with someone who has experience…
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Tips and hints for PIP Assessments.
My son has his F2F PIP Assessment today. I found this site really helpful and easy to use..http://pip-assessment.support/#about-pip
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Abbreviations on the community
Abbreviations (shortened versions of a word or phrase) are often used by community members in discussions. It's recently been brought to our attention that having a post listing these abbreviations and what they stand for could be useful, and help to avoid confusion. Benefits: PIP- Personal Independence Payments DLA-…
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How do you scale yourself?
After my accident, I discovered that it's not anymore so simple scale myself.On the market there are ugly, very expensive and huge device for this purpose. I was really hungry, so I started to develop an idea of a small, affordable and cheap scale.I have now a working prototype. I believe this could be useful for other…
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Have you found benefit assessment centres inaccessible?
A journalist has been in touch looking to write an article about inaccessible benefits assessment centres or other health centres not being accessible. They have spoken to a woman struggling with accessing her centre in a wheelchair who was then found fit for work ‘in absence’ after she couldn’t physically get in the…
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Google sign language AI turns hand gestures into speech
According to an article on the BBC, Google
says it has made it possible for a smartphone to interpret and "read
aloud" sign language. The tech firm has not made an app of its own but has
published algorithms which it hopes developers will use to make their own apps.
Until now, this type of software has only worked on PCs.…
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Design advice.
Hi I am in the process of designing a portable wheelchair access lift and would appreciate any input from wheelchair users. I am hoping to provide a low cost portable lift to help access over a couple of steps that can be installed within 1 hour without the removal of the existing steps and operate from a battery making it…
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How could I improve the life of a child with disabilities?
Hi members of Scope! I am an A Level DT student and I am doing a project where I make a product that can potentially improve the life a child who has a disability. So I was wondering if anyone had any ideas about potential problems that a child that has a disability or uses a wheelchair faces that could be solved with me…
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Wheelchairs
Hi everyone, I am doing a project for my gcse in Design and Technology and I am designing a product that takes mud and debris off the wheelchair wheels. I am posting a survey as I am hoping to hear your opinions and your feedback. I would really appreciate if anyone could do the survey. Thank you for your time. The link is…
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Has Your GP Refused To Help With Benefits Claims?
This information is from Disability Sheffield. Campaigning organisation Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) has launched an investigation into why some doctors are refusing to help their patients by writing letters to support their disability benefits claims. A statement issued by the national group says: “We have had a…
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Universal Credit Scam Warning To Public
Thank you to Disability Sheffield for sharing this warning. South Yorkshire Police are warning members of the public to watch out for a scam involving the Universal Credit benefit. Action Fraud, the national fraud and cyber crime centre, has received 63 reports about a scam in which fraudsters target people with offers of…
